The biggest shocks from early 2026 Supercars teammate battles

We might only be two events into a 14-event season, but some fascinating inter-team battles have already emerged in the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship.

While only a tiny sample size compared to the 37 races that will make up the entire 2026 calendar, some trends are already painting a genuine picture.

There's a mix of closely fought and blown out team battles, with some form lines completely flipping year on year, whilst others have maintained their 2025 form.

As the old adage goes, the first person you want to beat is your teammate. For some, that's been a lot easier said than done to kick off the 2026 season.

Supercars.com takes a look at five of the most surprising head-to-head statistics from the season so far.

Feeney still on top, however...

Given the frightening form the 23-year-old was in throughout 2025, this mightn't be the biggest shock, however what has been so impressive is how quickly he has come up to speed in the Ford Mustang package. No bedding in period, no drop off, Broc Feeney is still the force of nature he has developed into in Gen3 machinery. Again, it has left the head-to-head match-up with Will Brown looking one-sided. However, there's an important 'one' next to Brown's name in the qualifying duel, and it came courtesy of a critic-silencing pole position in Melbourne,

The oddity of WTWGR

Leading the race head-to-head 5-1 at Walkinshaw TWG Racing, you'd think that Chaz Mostert would be well clear of Ryan Wood in race conditions. However, Wood is some three positions better off than his reigning champion teammate alongside. It goes to show just how much of an impact Mostert's Sydney disqualification has had on the early stage of his title defence. The qualifying form line is also moving in a similar direction, with Wood ahead in a tight battle 4-3.

Straight sets

Only one driver has a perfect 7-0 record in the race head-to-head over their teammate this season; Anton De Pasquale. Stepping up as the leader of Team Chevy in their post-Triple Eight era, the 2024 Jason Richards Memorial Trophy winner made a huge statement in the second race of the year, and though he didn't go on with it in Melbourne, he remains the top Chevrolet in points. However, whilst veteran teammate David Reynolds is yet to get one up over his teammate in race trim, he still has had a vastly better start to this year than last year, gaining 10 positions year on year to sit just outside the Finals bubble in 12th.

The other end of the spectrum

Blanchard Racing Team duo James Golding and Aaron Cameron may be separated by 10 positions and 105 points in the championship standings, however their match-up is the most evenly matched. Through seven races, Golding leads Cameron 4-3 in both the qualifying and race head-to-head, through all manners of bad luck for Cameron. That comes despite Cameron being ranked second in the field for his average qualifying position (4.7), and Golding being ranked fifth at 6.6. The race head-to-head goes to show that it hasn't been smooth sailing for Golding either, something that Tim Blanchard knows needs to change in order to become a podium presence.

BJR's three-way fight for supremacy

The addition of Cameron Hill to Brad Jones Racing's streamlined three-car efforts this year offered a tantalising battle with team leader Andre Heimgartner, with the pair only separated by one race in qualifying spec. However, Macauley Jones has also been the lead BJR car in qualifying, achieving the feat in the last race in Melbourne. Whilst Heimgartner has cleared out to a 4-1-1 advantage in races — something that nearly ended in the AGP finale pile-up — all three Supras are within touching distance of one another in points. Heimgartner and Hill are 14th and 15th in points, separated by just 18 points, however Jones finds himself only 54 points behind the #8 R&J Batteries entry in 17th.

Qualifying match-ups only count sessions where all team cars set a lap, races where all team cars finish count towards race head-to-heads.

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